Kids’ Almanac (10/19-26)
Candlelight Ghost Tours at Clermont, Beacon hosts pumpkin-carving marathon, Family Day at Vassar’s Lehman Loeb Art Center
Almanac Weekly
Sections
Son Little plays Bearsville
Friday, Oct. 20: Born Aaron Livingston, the son of a preacher, the rhythm-and-blues artist Son Little defies easy categorization.
Stepping out
New Paltz filmmaker Gail Freedman’s documentary about competitive same-sex ballroom dancing to premiere Oct. 22 in NYC.
Hans-Joachim Roedelius to perform in New Paltz
Sunday, Oct. 22: A living legend of electronic and ambient music, Roedelius puts the “pro” in process and in prolific. More than 50 years into his career, the releases are steady and diversified.
Stuck is a tuneful ode to NYC’s diversity
It’s A Chorus Line set in an underground tunnel, more or less, and packed with great songs. Lloyd (played by Giancarlo Esposito) is an unexpectedly wise derelict whose home is a New York City subway car. Who knew that this guy can sing and dance so ferociously as he does in his big number here, “Crazy”? Once you’ve seen him, it’s tough to imagine better contemporary casting.
Sowing seeds to save societies
Thursday, Oct. 26: Learn about Seedshed’s Native American Seed Sanctuary in Hurley, where Native American varieties of corn, beans, squash and sunflowers are being cultivated.
Flattening the fourth wall
Our Kids’ Almanac columnist Erica Chase-Salerno tells what it’s like to live when you know that you are dying.
Livestreamed Q&A with Al Gore at SUNY-New Paltz
Thursday, Oct. 26: The tireless environmental crusader will answer students’ questions at screenings of An Inconvenient Sequel.
Erica’s Cancer Journey: What happened when I changed the question
When it comes to information about my condition, I don’t want story – I want science! Seeing the screen myself, I was able to integrate the doctor’s reporting with actual numbers along with visuals.
Fungus among us: Mushroom walk and talk this week in Mt. Tremper and Kingston
Sunday & Tuesday, Oct. 22 & 24: Learn how to identify mushrooms, about their healthful and culinary properties, and the weird and wild fungus kingdom, a form of life neither plant nor animal.